Everton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 6 March 2005

Result

Everton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Sunday 6 March 2005, 16:05 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Everton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Everton lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 6 March 2005. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Jon Stead of Blackburn Rovers in the 71st minute.

Discipline: Everton received 3 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Everton were 4th on 51 points from 28 and Blackburn Rovers 16th on 28 points from 27. Everton went on to finish that season 4th with 61 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 42.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Everton wins, 1 draw and 4 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Everton's last five read W-L-D-W-L and Blackburn Rovers's W-L-L-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · David WeirEverton
  • 64'Yellow card · Aaron MokoenaBlackburn Rovers
  • 65'Yellow card · Lee CarsleyEverton
  • 71'Goal · Jon SteadBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Jon SteadBlackburn Rovers
  • 80'Yellow card · Tim CahillEverton

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Everton 2, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 4.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up

Lucas Neill, Nils-Eric Johansson, Steven Reid, James McEveley, Brett Emerton, Tugay Kerimoglu, Paul Gallagher, Brad Friedel, Andy Todd, Paul Dickov, Barry Ferguson